How to Trim Heather Bushes

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    • 1). Wait until the late spring to begin trimming heather bushes, or whenever the bush loses its flowers and begins producing new growth above the bare flower spike.

    • 2). Trim the heather back by cutting each flower spike just below the bare portion. For smaller bushes, use gardening shears. For larger heather bushes, use hedge trimmers and cut several spikes at a time.

    • 3). Remove the cut bare stalks. Put them in a compost pile or dispose of them in the garbage. Repeat the trimming once each year.

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